What is CVE-2026-40022?

CVE-2026-40022 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Camel, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-40022?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Camel

CVE-2026-40022

When authentication is enabled on the Apache Camel embedded HTTP server or embedded management server (camel-platform-http-main) and a non-root context path such as /api or /admin is configured via camel.server.path or camel.management.pat…

EPSS: 0.002 (42.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Camel
Apache Software Foundation Camel Platform Http Main — versions 4.14.1, 4.18.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-40022?: CVE-2026-40022 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Camel, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-40022?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.